In every other professional sport in the US that is precisely what happens though. Also given the annual revenue of the UFC they should be able to exceed the current pay structure signi without hurting their bottom line. This would also attract higher caliber athletes and do wonders for the long term brand.
does that include the 15k deductible? No subsidies for him.
I'm in favor of the slavery model for fighters, personally.
God 10-18% is truly sickening.
They would have to fight more often for my enjoyment. We could even add a slave midget weight class..
It's more like a $7K deductible, with a few free doctors visits, and the rest like $20. And if you make under like $40K a year or something, you get subsidies. So if you're making $25K, you're probably only paying $30 a month, and the government pays the other $170. If you're even poorer, you can get on medicaid for free.. I used to get free medicaid when I waited tables. People not having health insurance used to be a real thing before Obamacare, now it's their own fault. Most people that don't have health insurance are simply too lazy to sign up for it and apply for subsidies or medicaid, probably because they're too high or drunk to use a computer, and then just blame the government and some faceless capitalist lol.
A lot
Shane was able to quit when he blew out his back. If he quit his job, he'd have been faced with continuing fighting for those big paydays until his body and brain completely broke down, or enter the workforce from the very bottom again. Luckily, he didn't have to make that choice and was able to go back to engineering. Stipe will be able to go back to firefighting. Those guys a tier down that aren't even making that kind of money, but are making enough to not have to work now so they quit their jobs, could learn something..
Except if you know anything about firefighters is that it is anything but a 9-5, a lot of downtime and you get weeks off. It would be the best job for a professional athlete to have because of that
I mean, even if MMA does work out, when you're 35-40, eventually you have to go back into the workforce or choose to destroy your mind and body for 5 more years of getting your ass kicked to be a resume piece for younger guys (and then eventually go into the workforce anyways after that). Have fun going back into the workforce at 35-40 with no work experience in the past 15 years, while having no job skills, or you haven't used the skills you did have in 15 years..
Apparently the Germans were on all kind of drugs including hitler. I mean they had to be wacked the fuck out to do the kinda shit they did.
